Headwear with quick access pocket

Abstract

A headwear apparatus including a crown. A visor can extend outward from the crown, the visor having an outer peripheral edge. An outer visor layer can cover at least a portion of the visor. A visor pocket can be defined between the outer visor layer and the visor, the visor pocket including an opening defined in the outer visor layer, the visor pocket oriented with the opening positioned toward the outer peripheral edge of the visor. In some embodiments, the opening in the visor pocket can be located proximate the outer peripheral edge of the visor to allow for easy access to the visor pocket. In some embodiments, a fastener can connect the outer visor layer to the visor, the fastener defining the visor pocket.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A headwear apparatus comprising:
 a crown; 
 a visor extending outward from the crown, the visor having an outer peripheral edge; 
 an outer fabric layer covering at least a portion of the visor; 
 a fastener connecting the outer fabric layer to the visor; and 
 a visor pocket defined between the outer fabric layer and the visor, the visor pocket including an opening defined in the outer fabric layer, the visor pocket oriented with the opening positioned toward the outer peripheral edge of the visor; 
 wherein the distance between the outer peripheral edge and the fastener increases along a portion of the outer peripheral edge to define the visor pocket wherein the fastener is a stich that begins from the left of the crown and ends at the right of the crown. 
 
     
     
       2. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the visor pocket has a triangular shape. 
     
     
       3. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the visor pocket has a rectangular shape. 
     
     
       4. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the visor has a proximal end mated with the crown and a distal end extending away from the crown; and 
 the outer peripheral edge of the visor has a front edge, a right edge, and a left edge, the front edge being located on the distal end of the visor, the right edge and the left edge adjoining the front edge, the right edge and the left edge positioned and opposite one another on the visor. 
 
     
     
       5. The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the visor pocket is oriented with the opening positioned toward the right edge of the visor. 
     
     
       6. The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the visor pocket is oriented with the opening positioned toward the left edge of the visor. 
     
     
       7. The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the visor pocket is oriented with the opening positioned toward the front edge of the visor. 
     
     
       8. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the visor further comprises a textured outer surface. 
     
     
       9. The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising an inner fabric located between the outer fabric layer and the visor, the inner fabric located within the visor pocket. 
     
     
       10. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the outer fabric layer is elastic, and the outer fabric layer is stretched to cover the visor, the outer fabric layer thereby being resilient to deformation when an object is inserted through the opening. 
     
     
       11. The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a second visor pocket defined between the outer fabric layer and the visor, the second visor pocket including a second opening defined in the outer fabric layer, the second visor pocket oriented with the second opening positioned toward the outer peripheral edge of the visor. 
     
     
       12. A headwear apparatus comprising:
 a crown; 
 a visor extending outward from the crown, the visor having an upper surface and an outer peripheral edge; 
 an outer fabric covering at least a portion of the upper surface of the visor; 
 a fastener located between the crown and the outer peripheral edge connecting the outer fabric to the visor, and 
 a visor pocket defined between the upper surface of the visor and the outer fabric, the visor pocket including an opening defined in the outer fabric, the visor pocket oriented with the opening positioned on the visor outward from the fastener and toward the outer peripheral edge of the visor wherein, the fastener is a stich that begins from the left of the crown and ends at the right of the crown. 
 
     
     
       13. The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the opening for the visor pocket is located contiguous to the outer peripheral edge of the visor. 
     
     
       14. The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein, the stich is curving away from the outer peripheral edge and toward the crown to an apex and then curving away from the crown and toward the outer peripheral edge to define the visor pocket. 
     
     
       15. A headwear apparatus comprising:
 a crown; 
 a visor extending outward from the crown, the visor having an outer peripheral edge; 
 an outer visor layer covering at least a portion of the visor; 
 a fastener formed between the crown and the outer peripheral edge connecting the outer visor layer to the visor, a portion of the fastener indented away from the outer peripheral edge, the portion of the fastener defining a visor pocket between the outer visor layer and the visor; and 
 an opening defined in the outer visor layer formed between the indented portion of the fastener and the outer peripheral edge, the opening extending into the visor pocket, the visor pocket oriented with the opening positioned outward from the fastener and toward the outer peripheral edge of the visor wherein, the fastener is a stich that begins from the left of the crown and ends at the right of the crown.